Employability management practices in the Polish ICT sector

I. Marzec; Beatrice van der Heijden; D.M. Scholarios; E. van der Schoot; P. Jedrzejowicz; N. Bozionelos; O. Epitropaki; P. Knauth; A. Mikkelsen; C. van der Heijde

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Employability management practices in the Polish ICT sector

I. Marzec, Beatrice van der Heijden, D.M. Scholarios, E. van der Schoot, P. Jedrzejowicz, N. Bozionelos, O. Epitropaki, P. Knauth, A. Mikkelsen, C. van der Heijde

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Abstract

This article examines current career thinking and employability management practices within the Polish Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The aim of this contribution is to identify career management problems and to determine obstacles for implementing employability management practices at a company level. Semi-structured interviews aimed at establishing company needs were conducted with 18 managers of small and medium-sized ICT enterprises in Poland. These firms appear to apply various developmental approaches to stimulate competitive advantage. Faced with a more demanding environment, firms aim for versatility rather than adopting simplified solutions. Managing the careers and employability of ICT professionals is acknowledged as vitally important for the survival and development of ICT companies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	471-492
Number of pages	21
Journal	Human Resource Development International
Volume	12
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13678860903274539
Publication status	Published - Nov 2009

Keywords

human resource management
ICT sector
employability
ageing
entrepreneurial career

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Employability management practices in the Polish ICT sector

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Indicator: A cross-cultural study on the measurement and enhancement of employability among ICT professionals working in small and medium-sized enterprises.

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What are the career implications of "seeing eye to eye"? Examining the role of leader-member exchange (LMX) agreement on employability and career outcomes

Can we buffer age-related stereotyping in the workplace? A northern European study of the work environment as a moderator for supervisor-subordinate age dissimilarity effects in the ICT sector

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